Enable: deeply studied, well tested, unlocking the humanity in the room.
Smith, Whitney, Taylor, Ford, Toyoda, Deming, Ohno, Womack, Takeuchi and Nonaka, these are our fore-bearers.
State of Arizona, Nike, John Deere, and FedEx, these are our stewards, executing with excellence by using a management system that our “giants” evolved for us.
Through the Enable Management System, we make that management system accessible to and adoptable for all types of companies and their teams. It’s a packaged implementation lead by our team.
We also offer customized strategy and governance solutions to put your team in a position to win.
The Enable Team
MEET PATRICK, DANE, AND EMILY
In 2018, Enable, Inc. came together to help organizations train their leaders, teach a model, and achieve accountable results. It is not only our mission to create the leaders we want in the future, it is an intention in addressing a market skills gap. We approach this mission with humble expertise, focusing on continuous learning, investing in human capacities, and unlocking the value in people.
Evolve with Enable®
1776
DIVISION OF LABOR
Adam Smith
- “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of nations.”
- Increased capacity at a pin-making factory.
1798
STANDARD PARTS
Eli Whitney
1908
STANDARD WORK
Frederick Taylor
- Scientific theory applied to management
- “One best way.”
1911
MOVING LINE ASSEMBLY
& STANDARD PARTS
Henry Ford
- Mass production of cars for average person to afford.
- ‘Welfare capitalism’ ($5 workday and 40 hour week.)
1926
STOP THE LINE
& JUST IN TIME (JIT)
Sakichi Toyoda
Automatically stopping looms when a thread broke.
In the creation of Toyota, chose not to copy Ford, because mass production was not yet “for the masses” in Japan.
1950
PDCA
W. Edwards Deming
- Quality at the source
- 14 Principles of Management
- Plan, Do, Check, Act
1955
ROOT CAUSE,
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Taiichi Ohno
- Father of Toyota Production System
- Expounded on JIT Approach
- Stop the process, correct the issue for good
- Now ready for mass production
1990
MADE LEAN UNDERSTANDABLE
Jim Womack
- Machine that Changed the World
- Together with MIT researchers coined “Lean”
- Lean Thinking
1995
DAILY STAND UP HUDDLES
Takeuchi and Nonaka
- ‘The New New Product Development Game’
- Scrum (agile product delivery)
- Focus teams on objectives, not just tasks
2000
MANUFACTURING &
BEYOND
- Organizations outside of manufacturing adopt these management systems.
- Examples include the State of Arizona, Nike, John Deere, FedEx, and the University of Central Oklahoma.
Today
THE ENABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Your Company. Your Leaders.
In 2018, the Enable Management System was created. A reliable and repeatable company management system, built on the contributions of our predecessors, is now accessible and adoptable for any organization.
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